Tag Archives: location

I do not trust John Battelle. And I don’t need to know what my “friends” are doing near the spots I visit. — [RANT]

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

John Battelle: “Trust me on this.” I don’t trust him. His iPad predictions were way out of the stadium. As for “Color”, location does not matter much in my life. UPDATE: John Gruber confirms it’s crap. UPDATE: Confirmation, “Color” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged Color, friends, geo-localization, John Battelle, location, locations, places, smartphones, social graph, social network | Leave a comment

DROUGHT ALMOST KILLED OFF THE HUMAN SPECIES (AND THUS THE POSSIBILITY OF PREDICTION MARKETS) SOME 70,000 YEARS AGO.

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought. – -

Posted in Art, Science | Tagged Africa, human beings, human species, humans, location, Michelangelo | Leave a comment

The PopSci PPX prediction exchange organizes many socially valuable play-money prediction markets.

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Popular Science – PopSci’s PPX: Consumer Tech and Entertainment SYMBOL NAME PRICE CHANGE % CHANGE APPLEPC iPhone Increases Apple’s Computer Market Share 52.00 1.00 1.96 BLUBY09 Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD Format War 73.75 -0.75 -1.01 DRMRIP Major Record Labels Drop DRM … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alli, Diet Drug Alli, India's Manned Mission, Internet radio, iPhone, Linux, location, Mac OS X, Major, Major U.S. Hurricane, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Football League, North America, Olympics, ORION NASA's Orion, Record Labels Drop, soccer, SPCHOTL Space Hotel, Stem Cells, United States, V-22 Osprey, Viacom, Web Trends | Leave a comment

Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. I was going to talk about the Marshall Plan. But instead I’ll talk about the Mwenda Plan, inaugurated today.

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Rock star/activist Bono, beginning a rebuttal to Andrew Mwenda, who argued forcefully against foreign aid in Africa – (TED blog) Here’s the object of the polemique: The session culminated with a healthy dose of controversy. Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, The Global Economy | Tagged Africa, Andrew Mwenda, Ireland, journalist, location, Marshall, the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan | Leave a comment

With a prediction market, everyone brings a small piece of information to the table, and the consensus proves surprisingly accurate.

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The American: A Bettor World – Once apprenticed to a bookie, Justin Wolfers of Wharton now draws economic insight from the behavior of gamblers. [...] Last year, for instance, the aggregate of small bettors who placed wagers on electoral results … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Meta), Economics, Explainers | Tagged Andrew Leigh, Best Buy, economist, electronics retailer, Iraq, Justin Wolfers, location, oil, oil dividend, oil price spike, online prediction market, prediction markets, senior VP, United States, United States Senate, Web-based market | 5 Comments

CME – Hurricane futures markets 101

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: [...] After a storm begins forming off the coast of Africa, for example, a buyer can obtain a contract covering the first storm to make landfall in Florida. The risk level of the storm will be determined … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Market Contract Statements | Tagged Africa, Florida, futures owner, insurance policies, location, Sentinel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, USD | Leave a comment

Danger of “self-fulfilling prophecy” in political event markets

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Alex Forshaw

People near the eye of the storm in DC have a way of always getting drawn to one side or the other, with very few exceptions. Those biases also creep into the polling business, making the outcomes of American politics … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Meta) | Tagged John Zogby, location, marginal campaign advertising, Mike DeWine, serious candidate, Trader, USD | 8 Comments

The Worst Predictions of 2006

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

Satellite radio will rock, eBay’s on a roll in China, and Republicans will continue to rule in Washington. Thank God, prediction markets did not make the Business Week list. And to HedgeStreet’s despair [*]: PREDICTION: “A very active hurricane season … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision) | Tagged China, David Pennock, eBay, location, Major, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, North Atlantic, United States, Washington, Web content | Leave a comment

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